Aurora | ||||
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Released | February 26, 1976 | |||
Recorded | December 1975 | |||
Studio | Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 37:28 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer (later to join Genesis), keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler (with whom Ponty had played with Frank Zappa), and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
- "Is Once Enough?" – 4:58
- "Renaissance" – 5:48
- "Aurora, Pt. 1" – 2:46
- "Aurora, Pt. 2" – 6:15
- "Passenger of the Dark" – 4:17
- "Lost Forest" – 5:27
- "Between You and Me" – 5:58
- "Waking Dream" – 2:25
Personnel
[edit]- Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violin, violectra, autoharp, keyboards
- Daryl Stuermer – acoustic & electric guitars
- Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer
- Tom Fowler – electric bass
- Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion
- Production
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
- George Tutko – engineer, studio assistant
- Zal Schreiber – mastering
- Jim Marshall – photography
- Jean-Paul Oren – photography
- Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo
Charts
[edit]Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Billboard Jazz Albums | 14 |
Billboard Pop Albums | 123 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) by Scott Yanow
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
External links
[edit]- Official artist website www.Ponty.com
- Official record label website AtlanticRecords.com
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora (1976) album to be listened as stream on Spotify